ABSTRACT

This paper reviews the available vertebrate record from the Lesser Sunda Islands to explore the effect the Last Glacial Maximum had on human subsistence strategies. By focusing on vertebrate assemblages from Laili and Matja Kuru 2 in Timor Leste, Tron Bon Lei in Alor Island, and Here Sorot Entapa in Kisar, this paper investigates biodiversity and resource availability in these nearby islands through the application of standardising indices and statistical testing. Results indicate that vertebrate biodiversity remained fairly stable through and after the Last Glacial Maximum, suggesting that in terms of available mammals, birds and reptiles, this period did not led to severe resource depletion. Hence, potential variations in human subsistence practices or occupation dynamics might not be due to changes in vertebrate diversity. As such, this analysis contributes to investigating anatomically modern humans’ subsistence adaptation in the Lesser Sunda Islands pre- and post-Last Glacial Maximum.

摘要

本文回顾了小巽他群岛的可用脊椎动物记录，以探讨末次盛冰期对人类生存策略的影响。通过关注来自东帝汶莱利和 Matja Kuru 2、亚罗岛 Tron Bon Lei 和基萨尔 Here Sorot Entapa 的脊椎动物组合，本文通过应用标准化指数和统计检验调查了这些附近岛屿的生物多样性和资源可用性。结果表明，脊椎动物生物多样性在末次盛冰期期间和之后保持相当稳定，这表明就可用的哺乳动物、鸟类和爬行动物而言，这一时期并未导致严重的资源枯竭。因此，人类生存实践或职业动态的潜在变化可能不是由于脊椎动物多样性的变化。像这样，